Afon Cwm Llan - GR 620522 to GR 624517

From the A498 Capel Curig to Bedgelert road, take a track and park up in a small layby, about GR626510. Opposite is a major footpath heading onto Snowdon, follow this for about 2k to GR624517. On the walk up you will see a large bony (un-runnable?) slide/drop, above this is the get out.

Keep going up the track for about 1/2 a k to another large bony (un-runnable?) drop, GR620522, this is the get in.

OS Grid Ref: WGS84 Lat: Lng: PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Put in below the big rock infested drop. This is quite a trick, due to slippy rock and lack of a decent eddy.

Take out above the huge drop/slide seen on the walk in.

APPROX LENGTH: 500 metres.

TIME NEEDED: 3.5 hours.

ACCESS HASSLES: Unknown.

WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Can't tell until you're there. Probably needs a few hrs of recent rain and will run off quickly. We ran it after a night of heavy summer rain.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Wet rock mountain surfing. About a dozen or so decent slides/drops.

First drop after the put in is an angled slot, prob best not miss the boof.

Below a couple of easier drops, then 7 ish slide/drops in quick succession. If the level is right, the chances are you won't stop till you hit the bottom pool.

A few more easy drops, then 3 nice fall's run together into the pool above the last and sketchiest drop. A tight line looked feasible on the right, comprising of an iffy 6ft slot then 14ft drop with a worrying landing. I however, managed to conjure a half-baked excuse, so can't comment further. Get off above or below, pick up your boat and head back down the track.